THE most established player in the ladies’ draw at the Miami Open, Venus Williams is anticipating the following round. Furthermore, one year from now. What’s more, the year after that. “No doubt, 2020 here I come,” she said.

Williams earned her most recent win in this period of resurgence on Sunday, beating qualifier Patricia Maria Tig 6-3, 6-0 to achieve the fourth round. Seeded eleventh and showing up in the occasion for the eighteenth time, Williams is on course to win her fourth Key Biscayne title — and her first since 2001.

She was runner-up to her sister Serena at the current year’s Australian Open, and at 36 hints at no backing off. She hasn’t been positioned No. 1 in over 10 years yet at the same time has her sights set on the top spot.

“I might want to be No. 1,” she said. “No one is out there saying, ‘Cool, No. 11.'”

Rafael Nadal took after Williams onto the stadium court and was expeditiously blanked in a set without precedent for over two years. In any case, he recuperated to beat Philipp Kohlschreiber 0-6, 6-2, 6-3, a rebound that left him curiously pumped up for a right on time round win.

No. 3 Milos Raonic hauled out subsequent to disturbing a correct hamstring damage. Raonic pulled back before his match against American qualifier Jared Donaldson, who best in class to the fourth round.